Magazine-rifle.



m. 69!,369. Patented Ian. 2i, m2. 1

T. A. FIDJELAND.

MAGAZINE RiFLE.

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(No Model.)

Patented Ian. 2!, 1992. T. A. FEDJELAND. I

V MAGAZINE RH-LEv [Application filed Apr. 19. 1901.

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Nu. 69!,369. f Patented Jan. 21, um.

T. A. FIDJELAND.

MQGAZWE RIFLE.

(Application filed Apr. 19. 1901. {No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 3.

I flit-071122 UNITED STATES PATENT.

TERJE'AANENSEN FIDJELAND, o'F FOSTVEDT, IVELAND PR CHRISTIAN- i SAND s, NORWAY.

MAGAZINE-RIFLE.

sracmxcarron forming art of Letters Patent No. ee1,eee, dated January 21, 1eo'2, v

Application 'ilcdApril 19, 1901. Serial No. 66,621. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, TERJE AANENSEN F11) JELAND, a citizen of the Kingdom of Norway, residing-at Fostvedt, Iveland pr Christiansand 5., Norway, have madecertain new and useful Improvements in Magazine-Rifles. of ,which the following is a specification.

The requirements which nowadays are made in regard to a magazine-rifle, especially- 1ofor .mili ary use; ale many and considerable ones. I is required that the diiferent parts under quick fire of thesoldier shall work ceriainly' and easily in combination with a maga'zine of-as large capacity as possible, that the number of the. parts shall be a minimum,

that each s'ngle element in the mechanism can execute t 'e greatest possible number of. actions, and that the whole mechanism, with such amann'er that it can be separated in a moment for cleaning, &c., with. the helpot feeding in itself becomes as practical as it.

can possibly be made, while the magazine is able to contain a maximum number of cartridges without its size in any way disturbing the rifle-body and without any project- .aoing part, causing-inconvenience under the manuals or theuse of the rifle in general.

The internal mechanism of the rifle is simple,

solid, and effective, and its outer appearance resembles in its closed and compact condition that of a simple and light single-loading'rifle.

The invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of the rifle during the process of loading. Fig. v2 is a plan View. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view ofv the breech-block. Fig. 4 is a rear its diflerent -parts, shall be fittedtogether in. 9

view ofthe same. Fig. 5 is a section on'line I I of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is'a longitudinal section of the frame an ,themagazine'. Fig. .7 is a similar viewpar. 1y in side elevation. Fig. 8 is a. plan view of the parts'shown in Figs. 6 and 7., Fig. 9 is a horizontal section of the same; Fig. 10, a section through the frame on the line II II, Fig. 6;- Fig. 1-1, a'seotion through. the frame on the line III III, Fig. 6; and Fig. 12, a section through the frame on the line 1V IV, Fig, 6. i The only parts of this rifle which cannot be taken apart without the gun'smith are the two main partss -the frame -'A and the barrel B-- while all the other separate parts can be taken apart and joined again by any one without the least study and without risk of an incorrect reassemble-go. The magazine itself, with its feed mechanism, which is themost essential part of the invention, will be described first. It consists of a semicircular box somewhatta- I poring in the longitudinal'direetion of the rifle-the bottom of which is covered by the loose semicircular casing 1, which is hold fast .at one end by a'tongue and groove and at its other end' by the catch 2. The magazine has two end pieces 3 and 4, of which the latter is i k double, and which pieces'form part of the frame of the rifle. The shape of the magazine in transverse section is best visible in Fig. 12. Within this circularmagazine-cham, ber 5 the cartridges were placed after hav:- ing .been filled in through the opening closed by the cover 6. When the rifle is fired,'the cartridges traverse a circular-course to and through the opening 7 to the receiver in front of the breech-block and are passed singly into the cartridge-chamber of the rifle.

The automatic feed mechanism, which comes into-elfect when the cover 6 is closed, will now be described. This consists, as best can be seen from Figs. 6 and 12, in its leading features of a revolvingcentral hollow cylinder 8 witha tangential wing 9, 'whichis the real feeding part. The cylinder 8 is, as Fig. 12 shows, hollow and incloses a spiral'spring 10, which constantly presses against a piece 11, which by means of a tongue and groove is lengthwise movable in the longitudinal direcice tion of the cylinder and has a pivot 12. The cylinder Shason its other end a fixed cogwheel and when everything is l) .in its right place, as shown in Figs. 0, 1

12, the pivot 12'enga-gesiu a corresponding bJiST AVAEABIE COPY rought l, and

hole in the one'end pieceB andithe cog-wheel 13 in the chamber 14,whi'ch is formed between the double'end 4." Consequently the forward and backward springing piece '11 will constantly secure th without any risk "of. its coming loose through wear and tear. Be it understood that .this

' 'ece 11 renders possible the same springing p1 quick and convenient insertion of the cylinder 8 between the ends 3 and 4. In the frame A-is loosely inserted with its pivot 15 a semicircular bla despring 16', Fig. 11', which with its free end constantly presses against the piece 18,-which turns on a pivot 17, which piece 18 hasaprojection 19 and a cog-segment'20, which latter gears in the cog-wheel 13 on the cylinder-8. The corer.6,\vhich closes the loading-opening .eE-the magazine, turns on pivots 21 and is controlled normally by the-small blade-spring 22, Figs. 7am 12,\vhich is inserted in the semicircular casing l. The cover 6 has two'teeth or bosses 23 24, which engage on opposite sidesof the projection 19 for the purpose of operating the segment 18- upon openiu g and closing the magazine-cover.- \Vhen now the cover 6 is opened for'the filling in of c thepiece 18, by which its row of teeth'iZO'revolve the cylinder 8, so that it, withvits .wi-ng 9, is pushed into-the position shown in r Fig.

I when itlies in the position as-sho'wn inFiga 9 allows the passage of the cartridges from the preceding o I chamber.

12, and is here held in position as long as the cover 6 is open, so that the magazine can be filled, for instance,with eight cartridges while the rifie'isheld in such 'aturned position that the cartridges are simply roll'edd'own into themagaziner -When thecover is closed,

the rounded face of theprojection is removed from contact with the ronndedfaoe of theprojection or part 19; but the-filled cartridges will prevent the return of the cylinder-and segment by hearing against the arm-9; and thus holdin-gi't inthep'osition shown in-Fig. 12. At the same time the spring 16, hearing against said segment, tendseon'stantly through the gearing to rotate the cylinder and" arm against the resistance of thecartridge.

and toimove the said cartridges as fast as the nes areintroduc'ed into the firing- Should it zinc and use the rifle as a sin is done by simply turning a 10, and 11, which extends ina 'longitu'din'al.

direction iuto'the'rifle and'lie's exactly-in line with the entrance 7 of the cartridge, but is here formed semicylindri'cal, so that the axle magazine, but by turning about one hundred and eighty degrees will place its semioylin- 'drical part in the opening, so that the opening 7 is thereby contracted so'niuch-that the.

passage of the-cartridge is prevented.

e position of the cylinder 8" artridges, 'the tooth 23 will revolve.

he wished to'disc'onne'ct the" mega}.

gle-loader, thislever. 25," \zvhich is fastened on a smallpinogaxle 2fi,a Figs. t9.,

' The breech-block is a collcctivedesignation I I for those'parts which togetheiassobia'te-in a movement iii the lengthwise direction of the ride each time a new-cartridge is to'be passed. from the magazineinto and afterward to be extracted and-ejected;

- This is clearly representedliu' Figs; 1, 2,3, 4 and 5 ot the drawings. Itconsists of '--th,e' 7 5 breech-block body itself 27,"which"bears' the' operating-lever 28. Thebree'oh-block alsoa number of bosses-.- The drawings show various angles to ohe another'andwhich when locked'- eng-age inthe corresponding 32 33 3i, Fig.19, an

recoil under firing. Inthesaine ni-anneralso the lever 28 works, which then is pnshedg85 down into the recess 35 to bar the inechazi-K ism, as already known and usedin inost mags. zine-riflesuow in use. At the same time it isto he mentioned that this riiiepossesesas many as fonrrecoil-blocks. The breechrblo'ck when forward and backward in the-receiver. When it is moved backward, the openingflflg. '12-, from the magazine is uncovered and n cartridge is delivered partially into the receiver '9 5 by the wing or cartridge-feeder af .When the breech blo'c'k irpushedjzforivard again, this cartridge-passes into thecham'ber" 36, as Fig. I

'This extractor-'armhto has on its front end the is-bolted and'l oadedzengages in the-groove on merger of the cartridges m. {See-Rig. 1.) To. further insure the engagement-ct. the i *hook'in the. groovejof the cartridge, i't-is en'p- 49 inthe, fore part ,of thearmfi and bearlng on its'outer springing end a projection 50. 111 the hind .part'ofdzhe' rifle-barrel B, close' to'thechamb'er, a recess'fil-has been provided, I

' when the b'reech hlock is forced forward into its lookedpositionthe extractor-hook 47, assisted by the spring 50-, will be forced to-e ngage securely in thegroove of the cartridge,

block efifec't the extraction ofv the f cartridge with certainty. I e I 52 is the ejector of the rifle,which turns-on the pivot 53 in a notch in the bottom of the .79 the barrel to' be fired, i

three pieces 29 30' 31,, situated at somewhat 8. the rifle is ready for firing--in-othertivordsi, Q I,

(1. thus. serve to' take up the l {the lever 28 is thrown up. may be pro'pelledfi 1 shows. This will-bagnnderstodd-iwithont heir-thelever 28m; :ro o,

mi e-extractor, 5

tly not only fro -rfixed-extrac'tor-hook 47,1 which'whenthe rifle I x 5 pliedw'ith a leaf-spring 48,- .pl'aced-ina track no which recess corresponds to the hook-47, and m and thereby on the opening of the -brecch x3e receiver and effects the ejecting by causing the arm 52 to turn up when the foremost small stop 54 of the breech-block 27 strikes against the hinder upwardly-bent end 55 of the arm 52, and thereby throws out the cartridgeshell, which until now has been held fast by the extractorq.

56 is-the trigger-guard, which, with a hook 57, extends into an opening in the magazine end 4 and which is held in position by ascrewbolt 59, which is screwed through the grip 58 of the stock and into thelframe, and thereby also holds the frame fixed to the stock. This bolt 59 is the only screw of the rifle.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, i s'- 1. In a magazine-rifle as set forth the magazine consisting of the circular magazine-chamher 5 the one side-of which corresponds with the breech through an opening 7 and the other side of-which has a spring-influenced cover 6 forvfilling of the cartridges c, and which chamber in its central part has a hollow cylinder 8 which in the longitudinal direction is springingly supported and in the rotary direction is spring-influenced, and which cyl-.

inder 8 has a tangential wing 9 thatserves as cartridge-feeder.

2. In a magazine-rifle the combination with the frame having integral single and double depending walls forming the end walls of the magazine, of a semicylindrieal cover forminggroove connection between said cover and one of the end walls, and a spring-catch engaging the opposite end of the cover for holding it removably in place, snbstantiallyas defilling-opening to the magazine, means whereby the opening of the cover swings said segment against the tension of the spring, and a feeding-wing carried by said cylinder and operating under the action of the spring and segment to. feed the cartridges when the cover is closed, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two witnesses. TERJE AANENSEN FIDJELA ND. Witnesses:

AXEL LAHN, RICHARD WOKKE.

the bottom of the magazine, a tongne-androtate said cylinder, a cover for closing the 1 

